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374 SECTION III III The Reptiles
Figure 32-10 • A Mexican black king snake lies coiled on an x-ray cassette awaiting radiography. Note the deformity in the center of the
lowermost coil, the result of a previous spinal fracture.
A
B
Figure 32-11 • A, Orientation and close-up (B) lateral views of the king snake shown in Figure 32-10 reveal a chronic-appearing spinal
malunion, presumably sustained some time ago. Fortunately for the snake, the outward displacement of the fracture fragments
(expression-type fracture) preserved some semblance of a spinal canal, and consequently, the cord escaped serious injury.
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